Politifact.com: Statements from Christine Whitmanhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/christine-whitman/Statements from Christine Whitman reviewed by Politifact.comen-usThu, 13 Jun 2013 07:30:00 -0400Christine Whitman:
&quot;We haven&#39;t had a Republican senator in Washington for ... why, I think Clifford Case was our last Republican senator.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2013/jun/13/christine-whitman/christine-todd-whitman-claims-clifford-case-was-st/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Christine Todd Whitman claims Clifford Case was state's last Republican senator
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<p> New Jersey could be poised to make political history twice in four months. The first historic moment came last week when Gov. Chris Christie appointed state attorney general Jeffrey Chiesa to serve as an interim senator after Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg died June 3. Chiesa is a Republican &ndash; a political party that hasn&rsquo;t represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate in nearly two generations. In the meantime, Christie has scheduled a special primary for Aug. 13. Four Democrats and two Republicans have filed to run in the primary. A special general election ...</p> <a href="/new-jersey/statements/2013/jun/13/christine-whitman/christine-todd-whitman-claims-clifford-case-was-st/">>> More</a>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:30:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2013/jun/13/christine-whitman/christine-todd-whitman-claims-clifford-case-was-st/Christine Whitman:
&quot;The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we&rsquo;d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2011/oct/17/christine-whitman/christie-whitman-says-she-left-state-more-1-billio/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Christie Whitman says she left state with a more than $1 billion budget surplus
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<p> Once upon a time, New Jersey had a surplus in the billions of dollars, according to a former governor. There were surpluses in the state budget and there were surpluses in pension funds. &quot;The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we&rsquo;d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget,&quot; former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman said in a Sept. 19 interview on NJTV. Since she is a governor who has been accused of shortchanging pension contributions ...</p> <a href="/new-jersey/statements/2011/oct/17/christine-whitman/christie-whitman-says-she-left-state-more-1-billio/">>> More</a>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:15:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2011/oct/17/christine-whitman/christie-whitman-says-she-left-state-more-1-billio/